People v. CT
Our Client was charged with Felony Possession of Cannabis. Our Client was facing up to 3 years in prison if convicted. It was alleged that our Client was pulled over by State Troopers for speeding. When the Trooper approached, he allegedly smelled a strong odor of burnt cannabis coming from the vehicle. Our Client was the driver of the vehicle, and his wife and infant child were passengers. Our Client allegedly admitted to driving on a suspended license. A search of the vehicle revealed cannabis in the trunk. Our Client then attempted to flee on foot and was eventually detained and subdued after the trooper had threatened to fire his taser. Although the case went beyond the Preliminary Hearing Stages, we were able to successfully avoid prison for our Client. We were able to convince the prosecution to offer our Client probation.
People v. BR
Our Client was charged with a Felony Driving on a Revoked or a Suspended License. He was facing 2 - 5 years in prison because he had previously been convicted of Driving on a Revoked or a Suspended License on 9 prior occasions. The Police claim that they witnessed our Client driving a vehicle and fail to properly use his turning signal. After pulling him over, the police learned that Our Client's license was suspended for a prior DUI and that he had 9 previous convictions for driving on a suspended license. We were able to negotiate the minimum time of 2 years for our Client. Although this outcome may not seem like a success, it demonstrates that a person's background can have a strong negative effect on the outcome of the case. We really had no grounds to argue for probation for our Client when he had 9 prior convictions for the same thing, plus Felony Burglary and Felony Theft convictions. The minimum prison time really was the best deal our Client could get. The good news is that we successfully argued to have more than half of the time credited because of time our Client spent on Electronic Monitoring. Our Client will get out before the end of the year!
People v. JE
Our Client was charged with Felony Retail Theft. It was alleged that he was seen by the Loss Prevention agents of the store cutting off the security tags on multiple items of merchandise, and then placing those same items into a bag he brought with him. Our Client then allegedly passed the last point of sale, exiting the store, where he was stopped and the merchandise was recovered. We successfully convinced the prosecution to reduce the charges to a misdemeanor offense and our Client was sentenced to supervision. Our Client avoided a Felony Conviction!
People v. MH
Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. The Police claim to have seen our Client engage in a hand to hand transaction. They allegedly recovered narcotics and arrested our Client. The charges were dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing.
People v. CK
Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. The case was dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing Stages.
People v. JR
Our Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. While fighting that case, she failed to come to court for a scheduled court appearance. The Judge issued a NO BAIL warrant for her arrest. Later, the Police arrested her for another Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance case. Because our Client picked up the 2nd case while on bond for the 1st case she was facing consecutive prison sentences of 2-6 years in prison. Needless to say, the Judge was not happy with her for not coming to court, picking up a warrant, and picking up a new case. However, were were able to successfully negotiate a deal with the prosecution to resolve both cases with probation. Our Client was able to avoid prison, and if she successfully completes the probation, she can ask the Court to remove the convictions from her record like they never happened!
People v. OR
Our Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. The Police claimed that they pulled our Client's vehicle over because he supposedly wasn't wearing a seat belt. As the approached, the Police claim that a passenger in our Client's car was trying to hid a plastic bag which contained several smaller plastic bags inside his pockets. Naturally, our Client allegedly voluntarily told the police that he was in possession of methadone without a prescription. Officers then claim to have recovered a plastic bag from out Client containing a powder substance they believed to be heroin. All charges were dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing.
People v. AR
Our Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. Our Client was sitting inside of a parked vehicle. As the Police approached for a field interview, they claim to have seen narcotics in plain view inside the vehicle. They ordered our Client out of the vehicle and recovered narcotics from the floor where our Client was sitting. All charges were dismissed during the Preliminary Hearing Stages of this Case.
People v. JC
Our Client was charged with Felony Manufacturing and Delivery of more than 1 gram of a Controlled Substance. He was facing 4-15 years in prison and a mandatory prison sentence because of the amount of drugs which tested positive at the crime lab. The Police said they were on surveillance when they saw our Client and another person engage in a conversation on the street and hand to hand transaction on the street. After our client left the scene, he was detained and searched. Officers claim to have recovered 10 ziploc baggies of heroin. We were able to convince the prosecution to reduce the charges to a straight possession. We also convinced the prosecution to offer a special type of expungeable probation for our Client. The special probation also avoids a felony conviction.
People v. IT
Our Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. The police alleged that they stopped our Client's vehicle because he blew a stop sign. When they ran our Client's license, the learned that it was suspended. The arrested our Client for driving on a suspended license. A subsequent search revealed that our Client was in possession of Cocaine. All felony charges were dismissed a the Preliminary Hearing.
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